diff --git a/config/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/config/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index ab263a32e00..94da36736c1 100644
--- a/config/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/config/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ include (CheckTypeSize)
 include (CheckVariableExists)
 include (TestBigEndian)
 include (CheckStructHasMember)
+include (CMakePushCheckState)
 
 set (HDF_PREFIX "H5")
 
@@ -831,9 +832,12 @@ if (${HDF_PREFIX}_HAVE_COMPLEX_H)
     # If using MSVC, the _Complex types (if available) are _Fcomplex, _Dcomplex and _Lcomplex.
     # The standard types are checked for first in case MSVC uses them in the future or in case
     # the compiler used is simulating MSVC and uses the standard types.
+    cmake_push_check_state()
+    list (APPEND CMAKE_EXTRA_INCLUDE_FILES complex.h)
     HDF_CHECK_TYPE_SIZE ("_Fcomplex" ${HDF_PREFIX}_SIZEOF__FCOMPLEX)
     HDF_CHECK_TYPE_SIZE ("_Dcomplex" ${HDF_PREFIX}_SIZEOF__DCOMPLEX)
     HDF_CHECK_TYPE_SIZE ("_Lcomplex" ${HDF_PREFIX}_SIZEOF__LCOMPLEX)
+    cmake_pop_check_state()
     if (${HDF_PREFIX}_SIZEOF__FCOMPLEX AND ${HDF_PREFIX}_SIZEOF__DCOMPLEX AND
         ${HDF_PREFIX}_SIZEOF__FCOMPLEX)
       set (${HDF_PREFIX}_SIZEOF_FLOAT_COMPLEX ${${HDF_PREFIX}_SIZEOF__FCOMPLEX}